M&P FS 40 S&W Accuracy

[drew-67]

Hi all,
I've been having fun with this gun, trying to see how accurate I can be with it..I realize this is more for combat ccw, than target shooting, but I tend to become obsessed on making one hole ;0)
Anyway, I've only got about 300 rounds experience with this and I've really enjoyed the time shooting it thus far. For the most part at 10yds I can cover all groups with a "golf ball" (if supported two hand shooting) and a "baseball" if freestyle two hand unsupported. I am looking forward to improving and was wondering what "seasoned shooters" can achieve with this gun at that range? Thanks!

 

[Zjnovak]

The gun is more accurate than 90 percent of its users. No real way to measure accuracy, but I could push my M&P9 out to 25 yards with reloads and still maintain a reasonable group.

A round count of 300 is a drop in the bucket on these M&P's. You can shoot thousands through it and have nothing but flawless shooting.

 

[bobermo]

Best I've done so far is a 1/2 inch group (4 rounds) at 7 yards standing off hand (4 round groups), but typically shoot around 1 to 1.5 inch groups at 7 yards. The gun is much more accurate than me.

 

[DocSunShine]

At 25 yards I can keep 80-90% of my shots within the 8 ring shooting off hand... Occasionally I'll have a flyer that doesn't hit the silhouette (and sometimes not even the paper) and of course some land in the 9, 10 & x ring... Without a doubt there are better shooters than me (and some way worse) and I don't really shoot slow, but that's pretty much the performance I get out of all my M&Ps, good enough for me.

 

[drew-67]

Thanks for the replies, much appreciated..
I just got back from a lunchtime shooting session and feeling kinda stoked I finished the session with one hand rapid fire and placed 7 rounds in a 2" circle group at 7yds. Prior to that I had a two hand supported 3 round 1/2" group at 10yds. Nothing perfect, but I am improving..
The thing is, prior to this all my handgun shooting in recent years was with my S&W 686 6" barrel..so this has a bit to live up to and I gotta say at combat ranges, it holds its own well. Thanks again!!

 

[MSG Glenn]

I get one hole consistently with both my FS M&P40 & 40C. One round on the paper & the rest of the mag off of it, lol. I joke. Both are dead accurate at 21' & very accurate at more than twice the distance using two hands unsupported. Not bad accuracy using double & triple taps. If it were a human target he'd be dead or close to it but incapacitated for sure. Two to the heart & one to the head is a regular occurrence. It'll be more difficult with the adrenalin flowing & the target shooting back at you, though & that's hard to duplicate in a training scenario at a public range.

 

[Rastoff]

Shooting from a bench rest, a 1/2" group at 10 yards is as good as the gun is capable of. If you shot it from a vise I'd not be surprised to see a 1/2" group at that yardage.